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Chair File: Care Equity + Diversity = Healthy Communities
Join me in congratulating Navicent Health, recipient of the 2018 Equity of Care Award at the AHA Leadership Summit in late July.
Hospitals, Health Systems Recognized for Efforts to Advance eCQMs
The Joint Commission last week recognized four hospitals and health systems as a 2018 Pioneers in Quality Expert Contributor for their efforts to advance the evolution and use of electronic clinical quality measures.
AHA Announces New Trustees for 2019
The AHA has elected seven members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1.
Building Emergency Response Capacity Workshop Summary Released
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a summary from its March workshop on engaging the health care system in building capacity to respond to public health and national security threats.
CMS: Apply by Sept. 6 to Participate in MA Demonstration for MIPS Waiver
Clinicians can apply through Sept. 6 to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Medicare Advantage Qualifying Incentive Arrangement Demonstration.
Study: Exchange Premiums 50% Higher in Areas with Only One Insurer
2018 premiums in the federally-facilitated health insurance exchanges were an average 50% higher in areas with only one insurer and 21% higher in areas with only two insurers, according to a study.
Survey: Large Employers Identify Approaches to Manage Rising Health Costs
Large employers project the total cost of providing medical and pharmacy benefits will rise 5% in 2019 to $14,800, according to the latest annual survey by the National Business Group on Health.
Verma: Policies Coming to Spur Data Sharing by Insurers
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma yesterday challenged technology developers and insurers to make health information more interoperable and available to patients.
Health Problems Reported in 14% of Zika-associated Births in U.S. Territories
About 14% of babies age one or older who were born in U.S. territories to pregnant women infected with Zika virus since 2016 have at least one health problem possibly caused by exposure to the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today.
CMS Gives MA Plans New Part B and D Drug Flexibilities
In a memorandum to Medicare Advantage Organizations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced new flexibility related to the use of step therapy in coverage of Part B services.